Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that, as some Republicans have repeatedly said, “every American must accept the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.” they refuse to say whether or not‘will accept the resultsregardless of who wins.
Speaking on CNN’s “Domestic Policy,” McCarthy also faulted Democrats for challenging “every Republican-elected president since George W. Bush,” especially Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, who said “Trump should be impeached before he is sworn in.”
“This is a question that concerns the entire American public. We have to go beyond that,” McCarthy added.
McCarthy in late 2020 signed an amicus brief He joined other GOP members of Congress in urging the Supreme Court to consider a Texas lawsuit challenging election results in several swing states.
That too voted not to confirm the results of the elections On January 6, 2021, he joined 138 House colleagues from Arizona and Pennsylvania to protest the election results of some states.
Earlier Sunday morning, House Minority Leader Judge Jeffries told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” program that he would “certainly” accept the results of the upcoming election.
“It’s always been that way because the peaceful transfer of power in America is sacrosanct,” Jeffreys said, adding, “That’s one of the reasons why so many Americans — Democrats, independents and traditional Republicans — are concerned about election denial or election denial” from across the aisle. denial we saw coming.”